The Sun. — London, England, 1826-03-28 00:00:00

i THE FUNDS. Holiday at the Bank, and both the Stock Ex. changes. There has been a very thin attendance on. 'Change, and scarcely a single . bargain in Con sols effected. A price was indeed quoted, 77„, but it was doubtful if any actual bargain was effected. • In Foreign Securities, and Shares, there has been t h e same flatness. It was rumoured on 'Change, that there will be an operation in Exchequer-Bills, immediately on the meeting of Parliament, after the recess. " HINT To OvEusccas.—T,hursday, a pauper of Sutton, in shfield, applied to the Si t t in g Ma g istrate, at Mansfield, for relief; and on the Overseer being called to shew cause, stated, that this man kept a dog and fighting cock ; upon which the .lustices instantly dismissed the complaint, observing, that the Overseer hut acted very properly. By law, no person is entitled to parochial relief who keeps a dog or fighting-cock." The above is extracted from a morning paper. It is not law. No statute exists authorising a re fusal of wrochial relief for such cause, and the Magistrate acted illegally in not making the usual order. Keepinz a dog would oot by the express provisions of u late Act prevent men from claiming exemption from assessed taxes on account of poverty. Overseers would do well to attend to our hint. CHRIST CHURCH, SultßEV.—This being the day of unnoal election for Parish Officers, the Church was n omerously attended. The appoint meets went on in the usual manner, with some changes, among which was that of Auditor of the Parish Accounts, to which office Mr. H Elsa , / HUNT Was elected. On the motion for adding three bundled guiueas to the salary of the Rec tor, on ei ho.e piety, charity, and social vir tries Mr. 11. Hawes passed many eulogiums, Mr. Hunt observed, that giving Mr. Hawes full credit for his character of the Rev. Gentleman, who, he believed, merited all the praises be. stoaetl, he, nevertheless, thought that when the times pressed so hardly on the poor, and indeed upon all classes, some attention should :be paid to economy. Ile understood a man who had worked for Mr. Hawes, with a wife and five children, had some time ago applied to the parish for relief, being out of work, and could *Wain only seven shillings per week ; his wages at the best of times were fifteen shillings per week, and that he could obtain but 75., while his salary had been but 15s. a week when in em ploy. The Rector, he understood, had another Jiving—small fees—that amounted to seven hun dred, a year in this parish—in all, above 1,000/. a year, which sum was able to maintain 1,500 families at 15s. per week, and that, while welt was the case, lie thought the parish should Itat he called upon for any additional expences ; thtit nothing should be laid out unless itnpee o sly called for, and that he hoped on that day twelve month he should be able to satisfy the Vestry as to the necessity of frugality, and a more equi table division of the Parish Rates.—Mr. B. Hawes expressed himself with some warmth at the allusion made by Mr. Hunt to the men in his employ. They had a fund to support them in time of need, and never, to his knewledge, asked for parochial relief ; he thought it was very ungentlemanly to make such an allusion. [Here Mr. Hunt repelled the imputation, at the tame time declaring he meant nothing invidious to Mr. Hawes.] —Mr. Hawes, resuming, said that although he never attended the Church, he con tributed more to it than any one that did, and claimed the support of the Vestry to his motion. A desultory - conversation arose, in which Mr. Harris, jell. made a pointed allusion to Mr. Hunt's blacking, in reply to which Mr. Hunt observed, that the question for the consideration of the Parish would not be illustrated by allu. alone either to blacking or soapsuds. The ques. tion was put, and Mr. H un t acquiescing, notwithstanding many interruptions, carrie d. Upon a motion that the Rector should be al limed a further sum of 100 guineas a year, -to enable him to keep a Curate. A warm (Hs • c . ussion followed.—Mr. Hunt said he found b y ( the accounts that a balance remained out of the . la c tri r s l rates, amounting to ' 2 , 4851 . s ince the a 1814 1 which it was alleged had been lodged Ranki i rt a te lrouglit of England ; but if it lai d there, ii interest to the parish. So large a sutra ought to be brought. into the account, or else ha `so d out as to assist in payment of the Po or tltate4l In which The the Vestry appeared very ' ° ll lially to join ti he vote for allowing the s Tniequired for the Curate was then put and WO. • Zispatcties were received yesterday from Lord tO‘ItANYLE.r.t, our Ambassador at Paris, at the Forti•igu-ofliop. • DuK"v MoNTMO ItINCY.—One of the French Papers Of Saturday, which arrived last night, contains an ac. count of the death of the Doke of AlowT sto HEN CY, who be. came Minister for Foreign Atiaira in France on the establish ment of the Roalist Alinistry in lOU, and who continued to bold office till the termination of the Congress of Verona at the end of 182 2 . He was called the:first airistion Baron cause his family was esteemed the oldest of the noble families Europe. n the . Constitutional Assembly, he was the .4 vci I or among the Just,. to deposit his titles of nobility on t le . 4 „ 1 ;10, that he might be cons idered o nly as a French e . fie accepted office along with the present Ministry 1 t his p r i n ciples were top rigidly legitimate and je. c;,; 1 1 ,:t the chief director of the Cabinet. In the discus. be was considered by 31. de Villele to have mons at yarsra.% , „.,,„ and on his return, the question exceeded his 473 ,1 ):tru m c 7O . u'lol continue in office, and which re. aroset , or h w ic h h ielt uf c; ' f ) lti . .- 1 : slißlul 1 controul the operations of the other. M. de hloronorFncy yielded to the superior intinenee • and d exter ity of h I, and left his place in the Cabinet ' with the re i nn o is r a tl4 i : " nest man, but with the character of ! L i r C su o re nati f tu tie tt e o i i n ia g t ' is o t n s, h w is h r i e ch tit h e e met*, that the war with the. Span ti waideclaredalmostim. h"r(nfeited his r ia " h " es4"4.l. .,il en( l n 'e injoyed in private life all wtediately on h sresignatuatr . the esteem and regard..wnichunsuc+cesyful issue of his •a• official undertakings could Dot t• e was man who,Rox Burin g the greeted part his expulsion toward s religiout observances, and since nf hiklite,4l , ,,o t wed a strong inclination devotee. When he from office Issaid even to ha".fre4? as tutor the young .ceased to be clangorous as a Minister.... it te n W V calle d to the Duke of itardeaux, and OM walL I C` l " - °red to the Ca" -nursery, when he could not with safety bemes. t binet. The immediate cause of his death t is slot stated. On Thursday halted visited several churches,. PA pp flood Friday lied Proceeded to the pie of St. Thontae ARAMs, where he fell lifelessthe temple before be hed ta*vtly begi' his pavewnt - , PraYM. • FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENC E . THE ICING. WINDSOR, MARCH 27.—There is nothing new to commu nicate resi)ecting his MAJESTY'S state, which continues the same as for several days past. We all look forward with hope to a favourable change of weather. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE .MANSION-HOUSE. The grand annual entertainment at the Mansion House took place yesterday. The Egyptian Hall was fitted up with more than the usual magnificence, and the dinner was as copious and even more excellent than we have been accustomed to see pro vided on similar occasions. Amongst the dinner party were the following persons :—The Marquis of Lansdown, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, the Lord Valletort, Lady E. Edgworth, the Lord Chief Justice of England., the Lord Bishop of London, the Bishop of Lincoln and the lion. Mrs. Pelham, the Bishop of Chester, Lord and Lady Tcynham, Count and Countess Mun ster, Lady Ilolroyd and family, Sir Andrew and Lady Corbett, Bart., Sir Thomas and Lady Leonard, Part., General Sir John Doyle, Sir George Nayler, the lion. Robert Gordon, M.P., Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., M.P., the American Secretary of Le gation, Lieutenant Colonel Cax, ttc.—Aftei dinner, the King, the Duke of York and the Army, the Duke of Cla rence and the Navy, and the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family, were toasted with three times three. — The Marquis of Lansdown returned thanks for the Duke of Sussex, and .londuded by proposing the health of the Loral Mayor, Which was drank with three times three, and enthu ;las tic applause. The Lord Mayor acknowledged the honour which the company had conferred upon him. The office which he had the honour to fill yielded to few in importance; and he felt extremely gratified at the manner in which his health had been drank, because it convinced him that in the opinion of his fellow-citizens, be had discharged the duties of his sta tion worthily.—(Cheers.)—The health of the Marquis of Lansdown way then drank with considerable approbation, and his Lordship, in returning thanks, took occasion to pass a warm eulogy on the hospitality and kind feeling which was ge nerally displayed in the city of London. The health* of Count Monster and tile Marquis of Salisnry were respectively drank. The latter Noble Man, after congratulating the Lord Mayor on the brilliant assemblage of beouty and fashion which surrounded him, eznressed a hope that the clouds which had lately overhung the city might disperse in refreshing and in vigorating showers, and' that the commerce of London might still continue unrival'ed. His Lordship concluded with pro posing the health of' the amiable Lady Mayoress. After drink ing several other appropriate toasts, the company retired to the ball-room, where dancing' commenced, and was kept up with great spirit till a late hour. FETES OF 'PECULIAR SPLENDOUR. At last, after the deliberation of many weeks, the Nobility and Gentry are coming forward in aid of the distressed SpitaL fields Weavers, and in support of the Spanish Refugees who were forced to fly from thew native land, for having supported liberty upon pure constitutional principles. The First Fete will be on Friday, the 21st of April ; it will be given , at the Opera House, expressly for the benefit of the Spanish and Italian Refugees.—The second Fete will be given In May at the same place. On Saturday last the Committee met, for the first time, and the following is list of the Diricturs and Directresses: — Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York, 'Clarence, Sus. sea..tiloucester, and-Prince Leopold. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchesses of Clarence and Gloucester. Duchesses —Wellington, the Dowager of Leeds. Marchionesses—lAutsdown and Salisbury. Countesses , --Euston, Carlisle, Jersey, Aberdeen, Tanker villa, Cowper, Star.liope, Darnley, Motley, St Antonio. Viscountess llampden. Ladies—King, Frances Leveson Gower, Georgians .kgar , Ellis, Katherine Forester—Mrs. Alexander Baring. • All these distinguished individuals will take a leading part in the arrangements, which will be conducted ,upon 0 much Moro. magnificent plan than the Irish Ball, which was so much extolled. There will be a supper provided, and superintended by Mr. Jarrin, of New Bond-street. Three thousand tickets will be issued ; and, to prevent con fusion, there will be eight doors of entrance. • 'No person will be admitted in plain clothes, it being tended as a Fancy Dress Ball, incluu.og the costume of every country. All persons applying to the Lady Patronesses, for vouclicts, will be informed that as the dresses must be of British manu facture: ,a violation of.this rule will subject the wearer to ex pulsion.—We also hear, that so strict will be the regOlations, that persons will be appointed as inspectors. FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. Mrs. John •Ilaniilton and Mrs. France arrived yesterday at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Liverpool. Lord Dynevor left town 'yesterday for his s:at, Barrington Park, Oxfordshire. Thomas Henyon, Esq. and son,. bevel& Miller's Hotel, Jer myn-street, for their seat, New Grange, Leeds. Sir Charles and Lady Cockeyell and family left town yester day, for their seat Sozmcot Morton, Gloucestershire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown left town on Saturday, for their villa at Richmond, for the holydays. The Marquis and Marchiones of Salisbury, and the Dowager Marchioness ofSalisbury, arrived in town yesterday, from Hat field. The Hon. Agar and Lady Goorgina Ellis left town yester day, on a visit to Prince Leopold, at Claremont. Count Woronzow has arrived in town from the Earl of Porn hroke's seat, Wilton House, Wilts. Count and Countess St. Antonio left town yesterday, for their villa at Wimbledon, for the holydays. The Marquis and Marchioness of Camden and family have left town for their seat, the Wilderness, Kent. The Earl and Countess of Darnley and family have left town for their seat, Cobham Hall, Kent. • Lord and Lady King anti family left town yesterday for their seat, Oakharn, Surrey. Earl and Countess Gower left town ,you erday for West Hill, Surrey, on a visit to the Marquis of Stafford. Mr. Wilmot Horton left town on Sunday for Stilton. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's street :—Oen. Burke and Mr. Creighton from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Yates from their seat in Gloucestershire ; Craeraft . , Esq., from Lincolnshire. Departures—Capt.. lientinek for Brighton ; Wm. Loraine, Esq. tor the North. Yesterday t he Duke of York sat to names, for his marble bush at the artist's residence, in Dean-street, Soho. Yemenlay morning, about eleven o'clock, the Earl and Crum. less of Liverpool left town for ‘Vatlnte.: Castle., The Marquis of Cholmondeley entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Piccadilly. Lord Ellenborough entertained the Earl of Falmouth, Virm. Bankei, Esq.•M.P. and a large party, at dinner yesterday, at his seat, at Roeliampton. The outside of the roof of the house building forthe Duke of Clarence is nearly coinvleted. The south end was yester day covered with slates. '1 he roof of the house building for the Duke of York is in a great state of forwardness. The entrance to St. James's -park by P imlice-gate continues impassable for carriages and horses, owing to the works going on for turning the sewer. At ten o'clock on Thursday morning the ceremony of the Lord's Supper was celebrated in the Gallery of Diana, at Paris. The King washed the feet of 13 children, representing. the Apostles. They were dressed in scarlet tunics, with a small blue bahanging from their ticks, embroidered with three il e urs do lys, to silver. His Majesty put Into each bag 13 five-franc pieces. The King then served these 13 children with plates, Fontaining dried fruits, pulse, &e. Ills Majesty was assisted in of the Crown. The Duchess of Berry the Pions duties br the Dauphin and t he Grand Dignitaries distinction also assisted at this religious cere mon y . a nd several persons of The Bine Coot Boys made, yesterday morning, their annual visit to the LORD MAYOR, and afterwards ad journed to the Royal Exchange, followed by . a numerous con. course afrelations and friends. On this occasion the dealers in cakes, fruit, &c. are admitted .; their articles were in general demand, and from all appearance they had no reason to Cow -1 plain of scarcity of money, or falling off of trade• THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. • Tim Public, last night, bad their tali, -we , pre. same, of show and sentimental* After the operatic play of Benyowsky, a new fairy tale, entitled Oberon, or The Charmed Horn, was performed - for the first time. The S e -who are at the head of this establishment, knowing that the .Covent -garden Proprietors were about to produce NVE111:11 1 8 _Oberon, deter mined to forestall them, and their laudable anxiety had pro duced one of the most tiresome, nieces of s plendid nonsense that ever was representedon this or any other stage. The plot, which was most unmercifully attenuated, which was stretched through two tong acts with a persevering industry that would do . credit to the most laborious of the spider race, may be described, Marvellous, es it is, in a very few words. Sir Hnon of Guyesine, a brave crusader, his, as the destinies decreed, slain in single combat, S!'iarlot, the son of the renowned Charkmar'e• The enraged father, instead of :.skin;; the life of the victor, sentencei him, somewhat whimsically, to proceed to the Holy bind on a pilgrimage. Ile moreover enacts, .that this unfortunate sight shall bind himself, by a sacred oath, to visit Bagdad; that he shall there enter the Caliph's palace, murder the Ca liph's- most honoured guest, marry and convert the Caliph's daughter, and cut front the old monarch's beard a lock of silver hair. If he fail in performing these extraordinary ex.. ploits within a twelvemonth, he is to be deprived of his honours and estates. Supernatural agency is of course . called in to aid him. It has fortunate:lT h a ppened, that Oberon, the fairy king, anti his spouse, Titania, have had a quarrel on that never-to-be.ttettled point, whether man or woman possess the greater constancy in love. The conseque n nce a is a matrimonial tiff, and a temporary separatio ,uensa a Moro, while the firmness of Amanda, the daughter of the thehe Caliph lady fiVen a Bagdad, dream, and the truth of Sir lin en, who has seen are put to the test. Otcr on gift to a and befriendsbe oe enamoured NoyfarariStl,lril:lsol%;(l, presorts hint with charmed horn, (rather an ominous lai T r idi about etin a to enter it t il l i ie n ti ne u r p , tial state); which upo n bein g ~r o r u t or sleep, or fixes them like stattlinesa tr Thus powerfully succoured, Sir Hums overcomes every diffi katileie spot auditors wher where they l s laughtn. culty. He kills his rival Prince Bobekon, - elopes with Amanda, clips his father-in-law's venerable beard, anti arrives tine enough at the Court of eitadeintigne to claim his honours and estates. The two fairies are rejoiced to discover that constancy may sometimes, however seldom, be found in both man and woman. Like Fetichism and Lockit, they own that they were both 10 the wrong ; anti the pica entis (a consummation which we devoutly wished for a full hour before the curtain fell) with a general dance. Ridiculous as all this is, a man of ordinary cleverness might have formed an amusing trifle out of such materials. But the author, whoever he may he, has no idea either of sentiment or humour. lie proves himself, in the serious pert of. this drama, to be a must bom bastic personage; and in that of a more lively charaeter, an inveterate, but very bad punster. Describing a combat, the hero says, " our swords, like two impatient lovers, kissed and an old fellow, astonished at meeting his master, exelairns, " Lie still, thumping heart, and leave my ribs untracked !" Surely, to use the common expresSion, the brain of him who could write such fustian must be cracked. The audiences, at this time of the year, are in general pretty placable : 'bet the nauseous stuff which was served up to them last night, accompanied thought it was by some exquisite scenery, the pro duction of Stanfield and Roberts, soured their temper com pletely, and, in the course of the performanee,.and on the fall ing of the curtain, they. declared their displeasure, very une quivocally. It is- a pity that so much money has been .thrown away on so miserable an affair. Much of the scenery is entitled to the highest commendation. The' Banks of the I'igres, and the panoramic -view of the harbour of Tunis, by Stantieltl, are vely beautiful and effcctisie pictures, elaborately drawn anti, brilliantly coloured. The distant view of Bagdad, by. Roberts, is excellent. Amongst the performers, Miss Vincent, who appeared as Oberon, was 4y far the best; andnext to' her was the dog, who performed? the part of a raging Tiger ; and by his cleverness, put some of his bipedal companions to the The music, which is selecttal by Mr.T. Cooke, has nothing very attractive in it. The,eathor has dedicated this precious rnerceau to " The Performers, the Manager, Acting Manager z and Corn' , poser; and the .unrivalled artists of. Drui v -lane heatre. The honour _wits certainly.sierthy of the merits Of Messrs. Wallack and T. Cooke; hut 'truly the artists, Messrs. Stan. field and Roberts, hate some reason to be dissatisfied with such a paltry compliment. The curtain did not drop until half-pant l o'clock. If the Manager will not profit by this hint, we hope that 'those who were predisposed to take their children to the Theatre will.. COVENT-OA IMEN. Covent-garden 'Theatre podt3tvil no novelty last night, but waits until M. WEnga is prepared with the music of his " Oberon." Independently of the music, the dramatic story of this Opera is said to he different front that of the after-piece at Drury-lane. The performances at Co vent-garden Inst night were The Tempest am' The Miller and his Men, which went oti with considerable Mal. The houtie was well attended. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. M TII MS' 46 Invitations'" at his 44 At Home," last night were honoured by a numerous and brilliant audience, and the. whole entertainment es cited the utmost merriment, and was received with repeated bursts of applause. We noticed Mr. Secretary Peel, Sir Andrew Barnard Lady Countdss do salis, and tither parties of the first rank, in the dress and private boxes. TIIE SUMMER' THEADIEs. SAD T. ER'S NV EL 111 P It OAf. A ht I'll 1 Tli EA TR E (Astley's) —the NEW trllltE'r TDEAt It E --and the Co. utißGil TB EAT nr—all opened last night, with very amusing pieces ; and the whole are likely to pro ve or greAt AtllCl‘lloll. . Letters from Madrid, dated the 15th instant, were received yesterday. The agent for the British claims on Spain, it is stated, was pursuing his object, in which he was strongly supported by Mr. ',Amu, our Ambassador at Madrid; and an opinion was therefore entertained that the negociations would be brought to a speedy issue. Whether, when the !-laints are admitted, the money is. likely to bo forthCOMing, is another ulfair.—( Times.) Died, on Thursday, the 9.311 instant, in the 74th year of his age, Was. Panwst, Esq., a Rear-Admiral in the Royal. Navy, anti a Companion of the Most lion. Order of the Ilath. This distinguished Officer catered into his Ma jesty's service in the year 1771, and being almost constantly employed during the war, was engaged in most of the general actions with the enemy's .fieets, nanicty—Under Lord llowe, on the Ist of June, 1794; Lord Duncan, off Camperdown Admiral Cornwallis ; the Earl of St. Vincent, on the 14th of February, 1797 ; Sir Robert Calder ; and at the memorable battle at Trafalgar; besides numerous actions of minor im, portance, in all which lie acquitted himself in a manner, to reflect lustre on his profession, and add to the,glory of his country. Ni ELANCHOLY ACC/DENT ON THE'GRP:INWICH 11 6 .tp.—A very sad accident occurred about seven o'clock this morning on the Greenwieh rend, close to New Cross heavy waggon, laden by about 410 persons returning from the fair, and drawn by three horses, by some acci• dent broke down,and the living cargo were (lung itttotlterond in every direction, and with' the following lamentable consequences to nine of them, who sank under the crashing vehicle : two had each both their thighs broken, another the skull dreadfully fractured, and three, so se• riously injured that they were removed lifeless. Indeed but few escaped injury ; and among those were a number of women. The whole party were nearly intoxicated, and were of The lowest class of persons. Twelve individuals were carried to the hospital and to some houses in the neighbourhood. CHILD POISONM—A distressing accident oc curred here a few days ago, by which u fine child, in the third year o f its ag e was de p rived of life. The mother of the child was preparing some shoe -blacking, and a quantity of vitriol which s h e was u sing in the compound was stand ing beside her, when the infant accidentally got possession of it and drank a portion of the burn ing liquid. The usual remedies were tried with out effect; it survived two days in a state of greatdlstress, whets death terminated its sutler. in s;•••-tntuefries Courier.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE• 31IlisiG-11.00.11, biAacu 27 0 y. :alto 1 agst Prernia 20 to 1 sgst Norman 30 to .1 agst The Baron 30 to 1 agst Barossa 30 to 1 agst Henry 33 to 1, agst Waterman 40 to 1 ugst tiramarie 50 to 1 agst Apille,a 1000 to 15 agst Syntax 1000 to 10 agst Polllo. Its. 12 to 1 agst Elizabeth 1; to 1 apt 1.16-peep 18 to 1 agst Purttpluie 18 to - 1 apt 5/orgl 20 to 1 apt any mkt . . t ST. 1.1'.G I:It 18 to 1 agst 'Barataria 30 to 1 apt Calypso 35 to 1 agst Panic. STATE OF TUE ORDS.-1; 9 to 2 agst Monarch 13 to 2 agst Panic 16 to .1 agst The Moslem 17 to 1 agst Advance 20 to 1 agst Sophist 22 to 1 agst Pluto 211 to I agst Twatty 24, to I, apt Rowena 25 to 1 ag3t Goddard 28 to 1 ag3t The General II to 1 apt Mignonette 13 to 2 apt FiDegree 7 to t apt Problem to 1 agm Henry ID to 2 apt Rachel I)Eit • 1)o scA 5T cr 7 to 1 agst Iletllamite 11 to 1 agst Crusader 14 to 1 agst - lielzolli 15 AO,l apt Fanny AUDLEY-END RACES, MONDAY, 51Ancit 1'.7. These Races, at the close of the Hunt, drew together a splendid assemblage'd the best Families In Oxfordshire: The Hunters' Stake of 501. to carry 12 stone. Gentlemen riders. Colonel Petre's Mermaid ' . - - 1 4 1 Mr. Suffield's Ajax - - - - 4 1 2 Captain Smith's Mercury .. .. . 22 3 Mr. (i. R. Osbaldeston's Mercu.y , - 3 3 4 Captain Tilt-Hum% Phcebe . - - 56 dr .51r. L. Bouyerie's Ajax . - - 6dr A good race; h to 4 on Mermaid after the first heat. The Oxfordshire Stake of it) soy. each. (Six subscribers.) ill u r cen li el ci l l i tr 3 n c's. by y .folio ileub en 4 -- - - - 1 C . .. . 2 3 Mr. L. Udi,ey's Matlock - - - - Even on the winner. WRESTLING MATCH. On Friday last, the Anniversary Contest between the Youths of Wesunorland and Cumberland took place, at the Welling. ten Cricket grounds, near Sloanc.square, Chelsea. The can• didates were confined to these two counties, and amounted to id least 150. The prizes consisted of a superb Silver Vase, magnificently chased with emblematical devices ; Gold and Silver Snuff.hozcs ; and other articles of a very elegant de. scription. Their mode of wrestling is 'different from that practised in other parts of England. The candidate , do not, as is usual , take' hold by the collar 'and elbow or by the collar alone, but place their arms respectively, one over the shoulder, and the other underneath the arm of each other, and grasp their hands across the loins, in what is called a sailor's grip. The principal ingenuity seemed to be exerted in making this grip—end on it appears chiefly to de pend the fate of the struggle. Another smgularity . attending this mode of wrestling is an extraordinary protrusion of the body; and in some instances su far was it carried, that the frames of the candidates formed a very obtuse angle with the ground. • The principal wrestlers'were—Messrs. Robert Halls, Dodson, Lamb, and Graham. The contest at the close was confined to Messrs. Halls and Dodson, and was decided in favour .of the former, who was declared the winner of the cup, The other prizes were then distributed. PROTESTANT ,PETITION. —The petition from " the undersigned Protestants," complaining of the pecuniary and personal inconveniences which the Members of the Reformed Church sustain through the consequences of Catholic disability, will he presented to Parliament bnmediately after the rbcess. It hai already been signed by the Duke of Leinster, Marqui4 of Sligo, Lords Char. lemont, Leitrim, and several other Peers, as well as by Colonels Talbot and White, Mr. Brown. low, S. Rice, &c. &c., Members of Parliament, landholders, and persons of mercantile An pro. fessional respectability. POWER. of NUSIC.—WHEN YANIEWICZ, the musician, first came to this country, he lived at the west end of the town.. One clay, after paying several visits, he found him. self- a little out of his latitude, ant. called a iicknepeottc,h, when the following dialogue ensued : Coacionian (shutting the door).—Where to, Sir? ran.—tionle, mon anti, you go me home. Coachntan.--liome, Sir, but where? gar, I no know • de name of tha street has escaped me out of my memories. ehave forgot him, vat I Khali do ? (Coachman grins.) Ah ! you are gay I Come now, you under• stand de mustque, eh ? Conehman.—Music! What's that to do with the street? ! cm- yarn-. Von shall see (burns a tune). Vat is,dat ? Coaclitnan.—M albrook. • ren.—Ah ! by gar, dat is him, Marlbro%street ; now you drive tae home, eh There is a toast, we understand, in the city, Which bids fair to be a rival to the Three C.'s ; it is the Four W.'s--Wood, \Vaithmusu, and W enables. Mr. Vox Wench is decidedly the Lion of the day. We understand that he has received, on various r occasions, upwards of 50 guineas an even ing'for his attendance at the concerts of the No. bility. The two Oberons,which ureabout to be pro. duced at the whiter theatres, are totally. distinct, both in theirtsubjeck and design. That at Drury lane th ea tre is founded on WIELAN Ws poem ; the other, we understand, is an adaptation, by Mr PLANCHE, from the Midsummer Night's Dream of SUAKSPEARE, the music of which, by WE,lleit, is most highly spoken of. The copyright is sale to have been already purchased at the price o• 1,000 guineas. • • 'At the meeting of the Committee of Manage merit of the York Musical Festival, held las TU6adity, it was resolved, that the sun of 1,9001. tieing the surplus of the profits of the late Musical FestiVal, should be divided in equal portions amongst the Infirmaries of York, Leeds, Hull, 'arid Sheffield, making 4751. for each. ErrnAct vnoM A Farstcu PA The English Ministry have adopted the principle of Free Trude, and yet they pass an Act to abolish Lotteries, which have given freely to the Public, without any expellee to the State, upwards of One Hundred Millions of Pounds Sterling, in Capital Prizes, during the last Century. Surely every person ought to have the liberty to pay Ei g hteen or Nineteen Pounds for Twenty Thou sand Guineas, as long ;as Mr. Btsu will offer such terms ? but no !—we' find the British Par. !lament have determined there shall be no more Lotteries after the pres ent and one more drawing." FIRE.—A very alarming fire broke out this morning, about four o'clock, in Chapel-court, Southwark, which destroyed the house of Mr. Dowlingi green-grocer. ; A most , miraculous es. c al ,6 was effected from the burning house by a youth; Of 17, a son of Mr. Dowling the lad Slept In a back attic, and it was thought had es. auped, when he was seen at the front attic win dow impiniing assistance, which could not be rendered him ;he, however, with great ;presence of mind, climbed up from the. window a distance o r s ix feet, up the front of the house to the roof, a n d thus Sailed his life. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ttKtr FHO m LLo D'S. afaacn 27.—N0 arrivals or wiling,.—The wind has been fresh throughout the day from E.N.L. to 1 14:E:-41111 Majesty's ship Ramillies retn..inti. PowramouTit, 51Aucri 27.—WindE.N.F, --Arrived the Favourite,. Warren, fron t Oporto. Vro.,.ioridi,fe, Dean, for Sierra Leone, went out ofitarhotr , At. Spithestii., FALMOUTH, Mmtett 26.—Wh.• . N. E., strong gales.--Ar. rived his Majesty's ship Shamrock, from a troize ; Onyx, Laughton, from Loudon, for lionditras; aa.,l the City, Forrest, from Limerick,. for Portsmouth. C;ottK, Al mum 23 77 —Sailed the lio;ic'tranvrt, with troops for I)epttorti. • yAlt m 01;1 , It, 'MARCH 2; to 81rs,11, oz . teuze, fro►r New castle to London, struck 'WI the Cut ton 5n0..1 yes;erditiy, and got off, hut sunk before she could he put 'on short.; crew saved. . The Bern Cszadores, - from A mstordant to Coronas and 'Ashen), WAS totally 104 on Sunday night, 1 , 11 •:ttriit - tue Sand. The Dart, Clark. 'tom Pri,tol to Alarseilles,,Hha s init back to discharge, having been On s'-,re. The Corsair, Petrie, from. Sings Pete, has arrived of Penzance ; she sailed the 4,1.0 f. December, w.d from St. Helena the 4th of February. The Company :s shit) 141 is, Capt. Serie, Repulse, and Bridgewater, from (lona, had arrived Sz. Helena, and. sailed again the 3,1 of February, for London. The atpos Sibbald i - t'roM Bombay ; anti 1,1. Nlaritier (late Fotherby )„ from Batavia, were also at S:. Helena, and worild sail shortly for London. - CORONER'S INQU An Inquisition %vas, days hack, fake's before THOMAS Hmus, Esq., at the 'Fox and Bull house, Knightsbridge, on the body of a labouring: man of the name of James !Larding, who was found dead m the watch.• . house of that place, to . which he had been committed the pre vious evening otta charge of drunkenness.—The case vas of importance not only on account of the peculiar, :circumstances of the man's death, but also front the conduct of the Parochial Board of St. Margaret's, Westminster, (of which parish Knightsbridge is a hamlet), in refusittg to send a medical ntsu to examine the declased when required so to do by the Coroner. The following is the evidence taken on the occasion : Thomas 11atcliard, of No. 5, Sloane place, Knightsbridge,. deposed, that on the night in question, when out on duty as watchman, about 10 o'clock, he saw the deceased sitting on the steps of Dr. Williants'house, which is near the Life tivardeman public-house. lie went tip to him and asked what ailed him. Ile did not answer distinctly ; and witness seeing that he was much in liquor, took hint to the watchhouse, and there left him. lie saw him the following morning at half past iOnr, at which time he was dead. Witness'did not ale any external mark of violence. (It should ba here stated that the body on being stripped,- presented a deep green wound, near the pit of the stomach.) James Knight, a young lad residing at NO. 7, Exotet..place, stated that on the evening in question, about 10 minutes before eight o'clock, when near the Rose and Crown at Knighte bridge, he saw two horses running at full speed towards town, drawing a cart, in which were the deceased and two other men. The carman and the demeed got on the shafts. and the horses plunging, they were thrown eft, and the near wheel passed over both of them. Witness thought It went over deceteed'et . breast. The cart and horses kept tearing on, with the othei man in it. A crowd soon collected. The carmen was taken awarin a hackney chariot, and the deceased, who we's much intoxicated, was placed on a' shutter to he conveyed to the hospital, when two men came hp, and said they. were officers, and that the deceased was 41 impostor, and warned no shutter. They dragged !Mu into a public-house close by, and shortly after brought him out, and laid him down at the edge of the pathway. They deceased once said, "Oh I m loins. , ' There was a little blood at the back of his head. Witness shortly after left hint. John (Teary, of No. 1, Regent-pl Ace, Soho, identified' the deceased, as being employed by the Sevres-office, Greek. street, Soho. There being no other witnesses present; and the Jury not being satisfied with what they had heard, and wishing also to have the opinion of a surgeon as to the wound in the stomach, adjourned till the following evening, the Coroner undertaking,. in the interim, to send to the parish officers of St. Margaret, Westminster, requesting them to procure a medical man to examine the'body. On the following evening the Jury re.aseembled, when the Coroner informed them that he had snit a note to the parish ofikent, as he had promised, and he had ro doubt that, al., though_the surgeon had not then arrived, he would be there be fore long. The Jury accordingly waited patiently a full hour, but no surgeon having arrived at its expiration, the Coroner adjourned the inquest till the following , evening, observing at the time, that as the parish-officers had not thought fit to pay enyetten.„ tion to a civil note he had addressed to them he sh nit mite a warrant, directing them to procure the Jury the essistance of a medical man. Ji. The Jury re-assembled the following evening, but still no surgeon was in attendance, and from the statement of the parish beadle, it appeared the parish did not intend st n ling one. The Coat:ism a expressed his attonielonent at this conduct, and having sworn the beadle, took down his deposition on the subjcet, as follows:,—Yesterday I called on Air. 'Wood the overseer of the ward, and told im the jury conk\ not give A nn verdict for want of the evidence of a e medical man, and that the Coroner expected the parish to send a surgeon to the Inquest. Mr. Wood 'tient me to Mr. Annandale, the pariah apothecary ; he was from home, but his assistant told me they would attend ut the time. This morning I took a war rant from the Coroner to Mr. Wood, requiring the attendance of the surgeon at a quarter before seven o'clock this evening.— The warrant was laid before the Parochial Ward, which sat. this day, and 1 was called in, and desired by Mr. Assereti, the Chairman, to acquaint the Coroner, " That it was no part of the duty f a Churchwarden or Overseer to provide a surgeon for the purpose mentioned in the warrant." Under these circumstances, the Coroner, after examining a witness who had come forward this evenivfor the first time, addressed the Jury, who ultimately detercrincd on returning the following verdict, viz. "That the said James Harding Wu' accidentally run over by a cart in which be heel been riding; that he was the same evening lodged in the watt:Minuet 'as an intoxicated person, and that he was found dead there the next day, That there, was a green wound, or hole, of uncertain depth in his chest, but as to the cause (Whit death, no evidence appears to the said jurors, Although they have adjourned twice for the urpose, of procuring medical edvice, and which the parish officers were required to procure, but that they refused to furnish the same." This verdict appears to 'have produced some sensation among the persons against whom it was directed ; for holt night, on another jury going to the workhouse, to view a body which had there been deposited, a person, said to be the master of the workhouse, began inveighing against, the above verdict, which he said was a most scandalous one. The Coroner interrupted him, and told hint that he was not going to discuss the pro priety of the verdict with him, and that, correct or not, the Jury then assembled bad nothing to with it. , We understand that it is the intention of the Coioner tolve sent the officers at the ensuing sessions. Ax Ex PERT Mont OF S WAN DI,I NO.—A person called a short time since upon Nlessrs. Psosrr and W MAAS, of houghborongh, to inirchase a quantity of lace. Ile gave his name aM. Jones, of Stamford ; ho looked out 151. worth, said he was going to Nottingham, hut if he could not tie better, he should send for it, and he would re mit them the halves of two . Bank of England bills, and when he received the lace he would r e mit the fellow halves of the bills. lie accordingly inclosed in a letter the half OC a 101. and Si. Bank bill, accompanied with an order for the lace, which was sent ; but the other halves of t h e bills not coming in duo course, Messrs. Paget end Co. seat the two halves up to the Bank of England, and have received for answer that their fell() r halves had been sent into the Bank by Messrs. Barclay and Co. bankers. It seems probable that the sharper had been playing the same trick on some other house with the other halves of the hills.--(Nottingham Review.) xscUTYoNs.-'-John Hiltesoll, CiniViCted tit iho late Assizes of a rapo,and highway rohborY at Barrowden, was executed at 04klism, oil Tues day. On Monday morning last, Wiliiaira Oath was executed at (Word for 'berse-stes ll "g3l on f' the platform erectewover „ f t. a the count Yt jail, ptirsunnt, to tlui sentenfg passe" (2 1 " "n" ( I Pnie ti nier: for the the last Anises. Atcrcit at) murder of Samuel -frost , A e " ,, a Pc4teu at " merick, on the I,loinstria'; Ij' a'